gamers who pre-order Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 2: The Phantom Fortress for the PSP and register as a member of the game’s official online community, Hokage’s Room, will receive one of six Naruto figurines (4th series). Available while supplies last1, these figurines will give players another great way to enjoy the world of Naruto, while Hokage’s Room offers them the opportunity to participate in one of the largest and most passionate online Naruto communities. Hokage’s Room members can verify their pre-order of the game by submitting purchase information to the site through June 24, 2008.

The storyline of Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 2: The Phantom Fortress revolves around a mysterious phantom castle that has suddenly appeared over the Hidden Leaf Village, draining the townspeople's life energy. When Naruto infiltrates the castle to find out who is behind this terrible scheme, he finds himself confronted with threatening illusions, visions of the past and a strange masked woman with a vendetta against the Leaf Ninja. Joined by his friends, it will take all of Naruto's courage to unravel the puzzle behind the castle and defeat this powerful new enemy.

In Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 2: The Phantom Fortress, players take a custom party of four Naruto characters through over 100 floors of the castle, experiencing fierce one-on-one battles, exciting mini-games and dramatic story twists in an all-out game of survival. Along the way, players will be able to power-up each party member in a new character customization system, equipping abilities and items to gain a decisive edge in battle. Updating the series' trademark fast-paced combat system, players will be able to pull off acrobatic flying attacks, flashy combo strikes and unstoppable jutsu skills with ease. Additionally, players can customize their game experience by choosing to play through the full game with English or the original Japanese voices.

Players will also be able to hone their fighting spirit against their friends in the game's intense multiplayer mode. An incredible variety of team configurations are available as players do battle to see who has the strongest ninja jutsu. Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 2: The Phantom Fortress supports game sharing for multiplayer action on two PSP systems with just one copy of the game.

Features:

• Discover a massive, brand new storyline: Interactively experience an extensive, compelling storyline created exclusively for the game. A mysterious flying fortress descends upon the Hidden Leaf Village! It is up to you to battle through the each floor of the massive fortress to unfold the hidden plot!
• Explore the Phantom Fortress full of new gameplay: Explore over 100 different floors of the Phantom Castle full of dramatic events, full-blown battles, exciting quiz and mini games.
• Control over 20 characters with unique special techniques and brand new jutsu! Battle the best in the world of Naruto with over 20 characters equipped with brand new jutsu and animation on 12 unique stages
• Battle your foes wirelessly with a single UMD! Engage in 6 types of intense 2-player battles in different team combinations such as 1 vs1, 1 vs 2, 1 vs 3, 2 vs 2, 2 vs 3, 3 vs 3 wirelessly via ad-hoc connection. Game sharing is also available!
• Power-up your favorite character! Choose your favorite characters and power them up to give yourself an edge in battle!
• Expect all the great features from the Ultimate Ninja Heroes series!